use the forms in würde rather in main clauses as in English; in subclauses, even regular forms (which sound like the obsolete indicative of the preterite) can still be heard.

Some verbs exist where either construction can be used, such as with finden fände and tun täte. Many dictionaries consider the past subjunctive declension of such verbs the only proper expression in formal written German.

The past subjunctive is declined from the stem of the preterite (imperfect)

1.Previous
3.Next